MOTIVATION OF PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN FOR PHYSICAL EDUCATION LESSONS: RESULTS OF AN ASCERTAINING STUDY AND PREREQUISITES FOR A TEAM-BASED MODEL OF GTO TRAINING (CASE OF SECONDARY SCHOOL No. 576 IN St. PETERSBURG)
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Author(s): | Burkland B. S., Novokreshchenov V. V., |
| Number of journal: | 2(75) | Date: | June 2026 |
| Annotation: | The work is aimed at identifying the current state of motivation of younger schoolchildren for physical education lessons and substantiating the need to develop a team model for preparing them to meet the standards of the GTO complex. The empirical basis was a ascertaining pedagogical experiment conducted in 2025 on the basis of Secondary School No. 576 in St. Petersburg with the participation of 112 students of grades 1 and 4 (56 people in each parallel). Motivation is considered as an integral personal characteristic that determines the attitude of children to physical activity. It was found that by the 4th grade, the proportion of children who enjoy PE lessons decreases from 50% to 21.4%, the subject’s rating drops from 1st to 3rd place, and the proportion of children who are indifferent to their own results increases from 14.2% to 28.5% (p < 0.05). However, the cognitive understanding of the benefits of physical activity remains at 100%. The study identified organizational and pedagogical deficiencies, such as the dominance of a normative-evaluative approach and a lack of game technologies. The qualitative specificity of the motivational sphere is conditioned by age-related characteristics — an increase in the importance of the competitive component by the 4th grade (from 57.1% to 71.4%), a lack of interest in track and field exercises (0%), and a pronounced desire for collective games. Based on the Self-Determination Theory of E. Deci and R. Ryan, the necessity of transitioning from an individual-normative model to team-based gamified training that integrates the GTO standards is substantiated. The data obtained form the empirical basis for developing the “GTO Team” model aimed at fostering sustainable intrinsic motivation in primary school children for physical education. | ||
| Keywords: | motivation, primary school children, physical education, GTO complex, team activity, gamification, selfdetermination theory, pedagogical experiment, ascertaining study, gaming technologies, competitive activity |
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| For citation: | Burkland B. S., Novokreshchenov V. V. Motivation of primary school children for physical education lessons: results of an ascertaining study and prerequisites for a team-based model of GTO training (case of Secondary School No. 576 in St. Petersburg). Biznes. Obrazovanie. Pravo = Business. Education. Law. 2026;2(75):273—279. DOI: 10.25683/ VOLBI.2026.75.1657. |
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